Juan Francisco Torres Landa | Mexico City | Hogan Lovells

Juan Francisco Torres Landa

Partner Corporate & Finance

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Torres Landa Juan Francisco

Juan Francisco Torres Landa
Torres Landa Juan Francisco
  • Overview
  • Experience
  • Credentials
  • Insights and events
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"Juan Francisco Torres Landa is 'one of the 13th most influential lawyers in Mexico.'"

Poder y Negocios Magazine

Juan Francisco Torres-Landa leads the charge for businesses entering Mexico. He’s a master at tackling commercial and corporate law, project financing, and cross-border investments. From incorporation to consolidation, Juan Francisco makes things happen. He guides clients through complex legal areas such as foreign trade, arbitration, immigration, environmental matters, economic competition, mining, foreign taxation, and telecommunications.

As the firm’s Latin America Practice Leader, Juan Francisco’s impact is clear—he makes foreign investments work. He’s taught at UNAM, ITAM, and Universidad Iberoamericana and regularly speaks at key forums. Off the clock, he’s committed to societal change, advocating for public safety with México Unido Contra la Delincuencia.

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"Juan Francisco Torres Landa advises 'foreign investors who come to do business in Mexico to facilitate all stages of birth, development, expansion and consolidation."

Legal 500

Representative experience

Advised Mondelēz International in the acquisition of Grupo Bimbo’s confectionery business for approximately USD$1.3 billion.

Advised NX Football USA LLC in the acquisition of 50% of Club de Fútbol Necaxa.

Advice Yazaki Group, Goodyear, Cardone Industries, among others, in the rapid response labor mechanism under the USMCA framework.

Counsel Mitsubishi Corporation in its dealings as the 49% owner of the largest salt mine in Baja California Sur. Including corporate, procurement, regulatory, and divestiture of the equity interest.

Advising Valoreo in the initial round of financing for US$50m, as well as in the operations for its establishment and growth in Latin America.

Assisting Grupo BAL in the review of new investments in the financial and energy sectors; coordinating advice to proceed with project's evaluations.

Handling the reorganization of Procter & Gamble Mexico in a multi-jurisdiction strategy involving sophisticated corporate, tax, labor, and foreign trade.

Representing Cooper Tire on the acquisition of the minority interest held by local investors in COOCSA, a company that owns a tire manufacturing plant in El Salto, Jalisco. Valued in USD$50m.

Assisting Carso Energy with the cross-border project of the Presidio gas pipeline from Texas to Chihuahua.

Assisting Imerys with the corporate reorganization of all local subsidiaries in a global process to harmonize equity ownership and operational efficiency.

Advised Jaguar Land Rover in the acquisition of the shares of its importer and distributor in Mexico.

Advised ExxonMobil in a joint venture in the refined products sector to expand its presence in the Mexican energy sector.

Assisting Affinia Group in the divestiture process of its brake parts-related division.

Assisted Daimler AG with their general corporate restructure “Project Future”, to redistribute and re-designe the working and manufacturing process of the Daimler group of companies. 

Advice to Pemex (PEP) in the reorganization for the procurement contracts to be replaced by multiple service contracts, facilitating the implementation of turn key projects within legal boundaries.

Advice to US energy company in the development of the first network of gas stations in a joint development with Femsa under the Oxxo brand. Regulatory, corporate and real estate advice.

Credentials

Education
  • Postgraduate Degree, Taxation, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, 1992
  • LL.M., Harvard Law School, 1990
  • Law Degree, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) Law School, 1988

Recognition

Corporate/M&A (Mexico)

Chambers Latin America

2011-2012, 2016-2024
Corporate/M&A, Band 2

Chambers Latin America

2021
Compliance, Band 3

Chambers Latin America

2018-2021
Real Estate (Mexico)

Chambers Latin America

2012, 2016-2021
Corporate/M&A (Mexico)

Chambers Global

2015-2022
Compliance (Mexico)

Chambers Global

2018-2021
Latin America's Top 100 Lawyers: Corporate and M&A; Real Estate

Latinvex

2022-2024
Compliance (Mexico)

Legal 500 Latin America

2022-2024
Corporate and M&A (Mexico)

Legal 500 Latin America

2017-2024
International Trade and Customs (Mexico)

Legal 500 Latin America

2018-2024
Real Estate (Mexico)

Legal 500 Latin America

2018-2024
International Firms: Corporate and M&A

Legal 500 Latin America

2019-2022
Anti-corruption Investigations and Compliance

Latin Lawyer 250

2020-2024
Corporate and M&A

Latin Lawyer 250

2017-2024
Energy

Latin Lawyer 250

2017-2024
Anti-corruption Investigations and Compliance

Latin Lawyer National

2020-2021
Corporate and M&A

Latin Lawyer National

2020-2021
Energy

Latin Lawyer National

2020-2021
Energy and Natural Resources

Legal 500 Latin America

2016-2019
White Collar Crime and Compliance

Latin Lawyer 250

2018